COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36005

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 36005 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 16 Jun 1993 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). The debris from Iridium 33, an American commercial communications satellite, has been tracked extensively since its accidental collision with the defunct Russian satellite Cosmos 2251 in 2009. This event, occurring at high speed in low Earth orbit (LEO), generated thousands of pieces of space debris, significantly increasing the risk of further collisions. The Iridium 33 debris cloud has impacted space traffic management and orbital debris mitigation strategies, making it a subject of ongoing study in space situational awareness.

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Identifier
36005, 1993-036AWX
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (33 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 36005U 93036AWX 26163.15200070  .00000324  00000-0  93710-4 0  9991
2 36005  74.0260 114.5102 0061651 207.4011 152.3894 14.47576841902092
Epoch: 2026-06-12T03:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-12T03:38:52.860Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
159.3044°
Altitude
775.114 km
Speed
7.446 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 38m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:23:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
775.015 km
Perigee altitude
687.356 km
Semi-major axis
7,109.323 km
Eccentricity
0.00617
Inclination
74.026°
RAAN
114.5102°
Arg. of periapsis
207.4011°
True anomaly
152.7146°
Mean anomaly
152.3894°
Eccentric anomaly
152.55222°
Mean motion
3.62077 °/min
Orbital period
99.43 mins
BSTAR
0.00009371
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